Factors affecting treatment practices of patent medicine vendors for malaria in under-five children: implications for malaria control in Nigeria.

Conclusion: Knowledge of malaria, severity of child's illness and parents' drug request influenced the treatment practices of PMVs. Training PMVs on appropriate malaria management and community health education/sensitization to leverage on the influence of client-demand on ACT use is recommended to improve PMVs treatment practice. Funding: This study was conducted using mainly personal funds of the lead author with some support from the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. PMID: 31741496 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research